On June 16, the chief of the National Police Agency of South Korea issued an apology to the family of fallen activist and farmer Baek Nam-gi. Baek died from severe injuries after being struck by high-powered blasts of water shot by riot police during a mass...

November 14 marks one year since farmer and activist Baek Nam-gi was struck by high-powered blasts of water shot by the police during last year’s mass People Power Mobilization. Baek was immediately knocked unconscious and remained in a state of coma until his death...

30,000 Join Memorial for Baek Nam-gi On October 1, over 30,000 people gathered to commemorate Baek Nam-gi, who passed away on September 25 after spending over 300 days in a coma. The 69-year-old farmer was induced into a coma after the police struck him with...

On September 28, over 1,000 supporters of farmer Baek Nam-gi and his family camped out overnight in and around the funeral hall building where Baek’s body is being kept. Upon hearing news of a court decision to grant a warrant for autopsy to South Korea’s National...

On September 25, Baek Nam-gi, a farmer and activist, passed away after nearly a year of clinging on to his life in a coma. Baek suffered severe injuries last November during the mass People Power Mobilization when the South Korean riot police blasted high-pressure...